IPL 2026: Virat Kohli sparks injury fears with bandaged leg at nets

Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Virat Kohli was seen with a bandage on his leg during a training session ahead of the match against Lucknow Super Giants, sparking injury concerns. Despite the scare, he was seen batting in the nets.

Virat Kohli Sparks Injury Scare

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) star batter Virat Kohli was seen wearing a bandage on his leg during the training session ahead of his side's Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at Bengaluru on Tuesday. In a video posted by LSG's social media handle, Virat was seen meeting Kane Williamson, a part of LSG's support staff and LSG skipper Rishabh Pant, while wearing a bandage on his leg. This comes amid reports that Virat is facing a leg/ankle injury scare. Yaari dosti 🥹🤌 pic.twitter.com/lgdcrCTITI — Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL) April 14, 2026

However, he also practised batting in the nets. In four matches during the IPL 2026 so far, Virat has scored 179 runs at an average of 59.66 with a strike rate of 162.72, with two fifties and a best score of 69*.

Recap of Previous RCB vs MI Match

During the previous match against arch-rivals Mumbai Indians (MI), Virat had scored a 38-ball 50, with five fours and a six and did not look at his fluent best.

After a slip-up against the Rajasthan Royals (RR), RCB came back to winning ways with an 18-run win over arch-rivals Mumbai Indians (MI) at Wankhede Stadium. Phil Salt (78 in 36 balls, with six fours and six sixes), Virat Kohli (50 in 38 balls, with five fours and a six), and Rajat Patidar (53 in 20 balls, with four boundaries and five sixes) scored magnificent fifties to power RCB to 240/4. MI fell 18 runs short, ending at 222/5 despite a stunner 71* in 31 balls by Sherfane Rutherford, which had nine sixes and a four.

Notably, Virat did not come to the field and was seen wearing a jacket while sitting out of the field.

Squads

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Squad

Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jacob Duffy, Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Salam Dar, Venkatesh Iyer, Jacob Bethell, Swapnil Singh, Mangesh Yadav, Josh Hazlewood, Jordan Cox, Nuwan Thushara, Vicky Ostwal, Vihaan Malhotra, Abhinandan Singh, Kanishk Chouhan, Satvik Deswal

Lucknow Super Giants Squad

Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Ayush Badoni, Nicholas Pooran, Abdul Samad, Mukul Choudhary, George Linde, Mohammed Shami, Avesh Khan, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Prince Yadav, Manimaran Siddharth, Shahbaz Ahmed, Mayank Yadav, Matthew Breetzke, Anrich Nortje, Josh Inglis, Himmat Singh, Mohsin Khan, Arjun Tendulkar, Akash Maharaj Singh, Akshat Raghuwanshi, Arshin Kulkarni, Naman Tiwari. (ANI)

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